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FNUS73 KJKL 122050
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SPOT FORECAST FOR HURRICANE BRANCH RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
450 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY
DISCUSSION.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL DEPART TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE
PROJECT LOCATION ON FRIDAY WHICH WILL ALLOW A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
MOVING THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES TO PUSH A DRY FRONT ACROSS THE
AREA. THE INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PROMOTE GUSTY SOUTHWEST
WINDS, PEAKING BETWEEN 1000 AND 1800. WHILE THERE WILL BE AN
INCREASE IN MID-LEVEL AND HIGH CLOUDS WITH THIS SYSTEM, THE LOWEST
LEVELS WILL BE SLOWER. LIGHTER WINDS FOLLOW FOR SATURDAY BEFORE
ANOTHER SYSTEM APPROACHES ON SUNDAY AND RESULTS IN ANOTHER ROUND
OF GUSTY WINDS, MAINLY FROM THE SOUTH.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 24 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............AROUND 24 INCREASING TO AROUND 29 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...AROUND 30.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS OF
29 TO 39 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH, BECOMING
SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 33 TO 41 MPH.
VENT RATE...........POOR (12200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
(127300 KNOT-FT) TO EXCELLENT (163100 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............1 TO 2.
ADI.................16 EARLY, INCREASING TO 99 TO 121 IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........33 29 18 26 17 29 19 19 16 12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............37 39 45 50 55 59 61 64 65 65
DEWPOINT........22 23 25 25 26 27 28 29 29 31
RH..............54 52 45 37 32 29 28 27 26 28
APARNT TMP (F)..30 32 39 45 55 59 61 64 65 65
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..9 12 13 15 16 17 17 17 17 16
20 FT WIND GUST.25 29 36 39 39 37 36 35 33 32
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 13 14 15 16 17 17 17 17 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.9 3.0 3.7 4.1 4.3 4.5 4.7 4.9 5.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 20 25 33 36 38 41 40 38 36
LVORI...........2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............16 46 72 85 99 108 121 118 113 109
VRATE KT-FT/1K..12 33 65 106 127 141 162 163 163 158
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR GD VGD VGD VGD EXL EXL EXL EXL
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 79 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............AROUND 33 INCREASING TO 35 IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...AROUND 64.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT AND
VARIABLE.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 6 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT AND
VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 23 TO 32 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 13 MPH
EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST AFTER 3 AM.
VENT RATE...........EXCELLENT (114300 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
(2800 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................96 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 2 LATE IN
THE NIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........10 9 10 9 12 16 16 16 16 21 26 31
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............64 60 58 55 52 51 49 47 45 44 43 42
DEWPOINT........31 32 35 35 36 36 36 35 35 35 34 34
RH..............29 35 42 47 54 56 61 63 68 70 70 73
APARNT TMP (F)..64 60 58 55 52 51 49 47 45 44 43 42
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..15 13 9 7 5 3 2 2 2 2 1 1
20 FT WIND GUST.30 28 22 18 15 12 10 9 8 7 6 5
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..15 14 10 8 6 5 3 3 3 3 2 2
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.1 2.6 1.2 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.32 23 13 10 10 12 10 9 8 8 8 8
LVORI...........1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
ADI.............96 20 6 4 3 4 3 3 2 2 2 2
VRATE KT-FT/1K..114 52 13 9 6 5 5 4 3 4 5 6
VENTRATE CAT....VGD FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............33.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...39.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST AROUND 2 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 2
TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 3
TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 8
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENT RATE...........POOR (700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO MARGINAL
(36000 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................2 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 49 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........34 38 41 35 30 24 31 38 45 44 43 42
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............40 39 39 42 46 51 56 61 64 67 68 68
DEWPOINT........34 33 33 33 33 33 33 32 32 32 33 34
RH..............79 79 79 70 60 50 42 33 30 27 27 28
APARNT TMP (F)..40 39 39 42 46 51 56 61 64 67 68 68
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SE E E E E E SE SE SE S S
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 3 5 5 6 7 7 8 9 9 9
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SE E E E E E SE SE SE S S
RIDGE WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.4 0.2 0.7 1.6 2.0 2.6 3.8 4.4 4.6 5.1 5.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE E E E E SE S SW SW S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 5 3 3 3 5 5 6 6 7 8 8
LVORI...........4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
ADI.............2 3 3 3 8 12 15 26 29 37 47 49
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 2 1 2 5 8 11 19 22 28 36 38
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...JP
REQUESTED BY...DAVID DEGENNARO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605507.0/JKL
.DELDT 03/12/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DAVID.DEGENNARO@USDA.GOV
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